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              MorE about PLanE ShaPES


              A triangle, rectangle, square, circle and oval are plane                      INDIAHkkjr  2500

              shapes. A plane shape can have sides and corners and they                                          Side

              can be drawn on a piece of paper.

              A corner of a plane figure is called its vertex. The plural of                                    Vertex
              vertex is vertices. A straight line forming a plane figure is called its side.


              Let us learn more about  plane shapes.



                rectangle                                                   Vertex            Side           Vertex

                •  A rectangle has four sides.
                •  It has four corners (vertices).                         Side           RECTANGLE              Side

                •  The opposite sides of a rectangle are

                   equal.                                                   Vertex            Side           Vertex





               Square                                                triangle

                            Vertex    Side    Vertex                          Vertex
                                                                                              Side
                                                                            Side
                           Side    SqUARE        Side                                TRIANGLE


                                                                              Vertex        Side        Vertex
                            Vertex    Side    Vertex
               •  A square has four sides.                           •  A triangle has three sides.

               •  It has four vertices.                              •  It has three vertices.

               •  All the sides of a square are equal.




                                                                     Oval
               Circle                                                •  An oval is an egg-

               •  A circle is a round figure.        CIRCLE              shaped figure.
               •  It has no sides and no                             •  It has no sides and              OVAL
                   vertices.                                             no vertices.







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